Courses Handbook 2008 - [ Archived ]

310526 (v.1) Nanotechnology 201


Area: School of Science and Computing
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 6.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Lecture: 2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 1 x 4 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s): 8024 (v.5) Analytical Chemistry 201 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s): 7039 (v.5) Chemistry 101 or any previous version
AND
302804 (v.3) Physics 101 or any previous version
AND
305411 (v.3) Nanotechnology 101 or any previous version
Syllabus: Carbon Chemistry: Fullerenes and Nanotubes. History of their discovery, methods of synthesis, properties and applications in Nanotechnology. Miniaturization in Electronics: Microelectronic fabrication, basics of photolithography, nanofabrication, ion beam techniques. Thin films: Chemical and physical deposition techniques, bottom-up and top-down preparation, applications of thin films in sensors and electronics. Miniaturization in Analytical Chemistry: Advantages and challenges of miniaturisation of analytical chemistry processes, microfluidics and flow analytical chemistry, micro-Total Analysis Systems.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 010301 Physics
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Supplemental
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2008 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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